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ASM1156-PM 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 43.4% (436th of 1015)

Based on 496 user benchmarks.  Model: ASMT ASM1156-PM
Poor: 13%Average: 43.4% Great: 73%

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Below average average bench

The Asmt ASM1156-PM 500GB averaged 56.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.72MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.6MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Asmt ASM1156-PM 500GB is 59.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Asmt ASM1156-PM 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 49.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 71.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 496 samples)
Rank 43643.4%
Min Avg Max
28 Read 79.2 133
23 Write 73.9 127
21.1 Mixed 49.9 90.1
14.1 SusWrite 71.3 126
50.5% 68.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.64 0.8
0.7 4K Write 1.6 2.4
0.3 4K Mixed 0.72 1
136% 0.99 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
214GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 82 82 82 82 MB/s
57% Above average
Read 116
Write 111
Mixed 65.6
SusWrite 83
69% 93.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
137% 0.83 MB/s
82GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 27 20 26 27 28 MB/s
23.1% Poor
Read 54.7
Write 25.1
Mixed 23.4
SusWrite 25.6
24% 32.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.5
113% 0.7 MB/s
195GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 22 MB/s
17% Very poor
Read 37.4
Write 38
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 21.3
24% 31.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
108GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 19 MB/s
16.5% Very poor
Read 36.1
Write 41
Mixed 35.3
SusWrite 20.7
25% 33.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
160% 1.17 MB/s
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Gaming 152%
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Desktop 102%
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Workstation
Workstation 151%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER - $440

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel  $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples4,853x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples1,606x
Core i9-9900KFIntel  $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples554x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples1,302x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples649x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples639x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples856x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples564x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples487x
RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples288x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples278x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples253x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,388

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